The following are the baseball events of the year 1895 throughout the world.
Champions[]
Statistical Leaders[]
- Batting: Jesse Burkett .409
- Home Runs: Sam Thompson 18
- Wins: Cy Young 35
- ERA: Al Maul 2.45
National League final standings[]
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
1st | Baltimore Orioles | 87 | 43 | .669 | -- |
2nd | Cleveland Spiders | 84 | 46 | .646 | 3.0 |
3rd | Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 53 | .595 | 9.5 |
4th | Chicago Colts | 72 | 58 | .554 | 15.0 |
5th | Brooklyn Grooms | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16.5 |
5th | Boston Beaneaters | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16.5 |
7th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 61 | .538 | 17.0 |
8th | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 64 | .508 | 21.0 |
9th | New York Giants | 66 | 65 | .504 | 21.5 |
10th | Washington Senators | 43 | 85 | ..336 | 21.5 |
11th | St. Louis Browns | 39 | 92 | .298 | 48.5 |
12th | Louisville Colonels | 35 | 96 | .267 | 52.5 |
Births[]
- February 6 - Babe Ruth (d. 1948)
- February 15 - Jimmy Ring (d. 1965)
- March 13 - Alejandro Oms (d. 1946)
- June 21 - Oliver Marcelle (d. 1949)
- June 23 - George Weiss (d. 1972)
- September 10 - George Kelly (d. 1984)
- September 26 - Bernie Neis (d. 1972)
- October 14 - Silas Simmons (d. 2006) longest lived pro player
- October 18 - Babe Pinelli (d. 1984)
- November 10 - Bill Summers (d. 1966)
Deaths[]
- October 3 - Harry Wright, 60, Hall of Fame pioneer organizer of baseball's first professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, and the first major league manager to record 1000 victories. Selected to Hall of Fame in 1953 (inducted in 1954).